Marilyn Annucci is the author ofWaiting Room(Hill-Stead, 2012), which won the 2012 Sunken Garden Poetry Prize, and Luck (Parallel Press, 2000). She is an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, and enjoys long walks, cooking, and photography. To learn more about Marilyn, visithttp://www.madpoetry.org/madpoets/annuccim.html .

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mlove:
What a surprise to find this poem on the day when I started a sewing project (not a frequent thing for me) and was just thinking of how Mother taught me to sew! Great choice and great poem. Thanks!Posted 11/08/2010 01:31 PM

Ginny C.:
This poem travels a long way, and is very beautiful and loving.Posted 11/05/2010 04:55 PM

Nabby Dog:
This is a profound and beautiful poem. I am deeply touched by the affectionate portrayal of the mother and equally moved that the speaker of the poem sees all her sewing though the eyes of love. What really moves this poem into the spectacular, however, are the final unsentimental allusions to death: her mother's, her own, and ours. If someone were to ask me, "What is it that you love about poetry?" I would answer, "Here, read this poem."Posted 11/05/2010 06:17 AM